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[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electricity-market-reform-white-paper-glossary Planning our electric future: a White Paper for secure, affordable and low-carbon electricity, Glossary], published by the Department of Energy & Climate Change on 14 July 2011, defines the de-rated capacity margin as: ‘The capacity margin adjusted to take account of the availability of plant, specific to each type of generation technology. It reflects the expected proportion of a source of electricity which is likely to be technically available to generate (even though a company may choose not to utilise this capacity for commercial reasons).’

Where the capacity margin is: ‘The difference between peak demand and installed capacity, adjusted for probable availability at peak.’

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